Vending-machine.



H. 1). DESHLER. VENDING MAGHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1913.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. V

. ln'vent or Witnesses Attqrneys H. D. DESHLER.

VENDING MACHINE.

IAIPLIOATIQN FILED MAY 14, 1918.

1,107,270. Patented Au 18, 1914..

W I Inventor Attorhe'ys HENRY n. DESHLER, or nnnvrnnnn, NEW JERSEY. v

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY D.. DEsHIJER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belvidere, in the county of Warren and Statepf New Jersey, have invented a new.

and useful Vending-Machine, of whichv the following islaspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in check control vending machines, one object of the inventionbeing the provi-. sion of a compactvending machine in which the articles to be-vended and the coin, due to the gravity of both, cooperate to automatically release and deliver .an' article due to the insertion and gravitation of a coin or of a check.

A further object of the presentinvention is the provision of resilient means disposed in the path of a coin and released thereby for releasing an article retarding and delivering mechanism, the coin after such operation also assisting due to the action of gravity thereof, and also the gravity of the article vended, to release and deliver such article and set thejmechanism for the next succeeding operation.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision-of a coin operated regis: tering mechanism for indicating the number of coins placed in the machine.

With the foregoing and other objects .in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention residesin the combi nation and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 isv a front ele vation of the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig.3

is arear elevation of the upper/portion of the front of the casing showing the coin registering mechanism. Fig. 4' is a front elevation of the article holder'and its adjoinmg mechanism per se. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line, 5- -5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 isa' section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 4. I Fig. Z

is a vertical sectional view through'the lower end of the article holder with. the

article retarding and delivering-members.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10. are views illustrating the. movements of the cointh'rough the lower end,

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed. May It, 1913.. Serial No. 767,729.

' anism for vending matches.

5 ing-mechanism.

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of the coin chute. Fig. 11 isa detail view lllustratlng a retarding and delivering mech- Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail view of one of the star or toothed wheels of the retardingand deliver- Referring to the drawings, the numeral -1 designates the vertical support for the ma,- Y

chine. which has detachably connected thereto the casmg 2-by means of the upper, lug 3 and the-lower projecting end 4. a The asing 2 is provided witha coin slot 5S0 that whenacoin C is introduced therein, the lever to pivoted at 7 wi ll beengaged and elevated. toward the limiting pin :8, a pin 10 being. disposed to limit the lower movement oiathe lever 6 when returned by the springl). The elevation of the lever 6 by a coin raises the resilient member 11 whose pawl 12 engagesone tooth-13* oi the rotary registering dial it, a single indicating number of which is ohservable through the peep-hole 15 ot' the (3125- ing 2. A retarding or arresting pawl 16 is provided to prevent the too far rotation of the dial it. By this means it will be seen that the dial will record each insertion of a coin through the slot 5 and that the tally thereof will he readily ohservable to the ool: lector'through the peep-hole 15.

The lower portion 17 of the casing constitutes the coin receptacle which is provided with the transparent plate 17 so that when the casing 2 is removed for the refilling oi the article holder 21, the coins within the holder 17 will be readily discernible, the curved delivery plate 18 forming a cover to prevent the removal of the coins through the opening 19 and also for the proper delivery of the articles A to or through the opening 19. The transparent observation slot 20 is. provided in the front or the casing 2 so that a purchaser-may readily see the articles and thus be warned when the holder 21 is empty. The two plates 2222' are carried upon thelower end of the article holder 21 adjacent the outlet end thereof and 'coact with the curved plates 'ordeflectors23 and 18 to properly-direct the lowermost article A for 7 removal through the aperture- 19., Two pairs with-two'toothed or star wheels 26, the teeth .Each of the respective shafts is provided v '27. .o fwh ich are of peculiar cons'truction, a's 116i.

clearly in 12, and project through the slots 27 formed in the front and rear walls respectively at the outlet .mouth of the holder 21, 'so that the lowermost ar ticle, as shown in .Fig. 7 will form a connecting link or cog between such wheels and themselves properly assist in holding the star wheels, as c1earlyillustrated. .Aspring 28 is disposed one to each shaft 25' to resiliently hold its shaft and com ensate for the varying size" of the article andthus prevent any clogging of the delivery mechanism. I

A gear 29 is "carried by the shaft 25 and meshes with'a similar ear 29 carried by the shaft 25, this rovi ing a means where- .by both shafts wil be rotated consonantly and in the direction of the arrows Fig. 2,

to" insure the delivery of the article after the release of theshafts 25- 25.

Y I 'ln order to provide a means for locking theshafts 25-25 and permitting the automat1c=release thereof to deliver one article 'a'ta' time awheel' 30 is keyed upon one end ofzithe shaft 25' and has a corrugated pe-- riphery which-provides a plurality of arms '31, one to each tooth 27 of the respective star wheels 26*26. The corrugated periphery ofthe wheel 30'is'disposed to have a portionfthereof projected through the slot.

32 at the lower end of the coin chute 33,

which-'is secured to one wallof'the article holder 21 inclining slightly to have its coin receiving inlet 34 disposed in registrationwith the "slot 5 of the casing 2.

-.' A locking lever .35 pivoted in the aper and projected through the slot .41 of the chute 33, and constitutinga barrier for the fchutebut of such slight resistance as to be 'moved outwardly by the engagement therewith of a gravity fed coin. After the-coin has engaged the roller 40 and flexed the lever- 35 outwardly against the tension of the spring 38,- the terminal'37 is moved from engagement-with the arm 31 of the wheel 30 while the preceding arm 31 is engaged by the coin, the parts then being in the position,

as shown in dotted lines Fig. 8. The wheel 30 being released, willdue to the weight of the article A and the deliveryor assisting weight A'-'and also the weight of thecoinupon the arm" 31 cause the wheel 30 tobe'moved in the'direetion'of the arm? th'positiml' shown in Fig. 9, and at which time, the

lowermost article will have been delivered to the aperture 19 for removal from the machine. The coin C having moved beyond the wheel 40 will permit the spring 38 to move the lever 35 inwardly and place the locking terminal 37 thereof in the position, as shown in Figs. 8 and 10, at which time the S11cceeding article A will assume the position, as shown in Fig. 7, for a similar operation. The released coin will pass through the outlet 22into the coin receptacle 17 The before mentioned apparatus is particularly designed forvending relatively thin and flat articles or packages, such for instance as chewing-gum, chocolate and the like, but it is evident that the present structime can be readily used with articles, as for instance, shaped similarly to a box of matches, in which the corners are square corners and not rounded, as shown in Fig. 7. It has been found desirable when such is the case, that the shafts 25 and 25*, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 11, are provided with wheels 43, the peripheries 44 of which are provided with rubber treads, such treads forming friction means to engage the opposite sides of the box M to retain the same when the machine is inactiveor to permit the delivery thereof when the mechanism is released by a coin as before described. It is apparent that the peripheries 44 of the wheels 43, instead of being smooth may be corrugated, or even sharp points or sprocket teeth may be provided, it simply being essential that sufficient gripping surface be provided to prevent the weight of the article vended, when the wheels are locked, from forcing thelowermost article between and through the wheels.

What is claimed is:

I 1. The combination in a vending machine, of a vending mechanism and coin controlled mechanism for releasing the vending mechanism, the latter mechanism including a coin -receiving and actuated wheel, a coin chute leading thereto, a lock for the wheel, and means carried by the lock and disposed in the chute to be engaged by-a coin to release of 'a vending mechanism' and a coin con trolled mechanism for releasing the vending mechanism, said latter mechanism includlng a coin chute, a wheel operably connected to the vending mechanism and having a plurality of coin recesses inthe periphery there of, a lock for the wheel, and means carried by the lock and projectin into the coin engaged by a coin, the lock is released and chute, whereby when said" atter means is:

the coin delivered into one of the recesses of the wheel to assist in the rotation thereof and the operation of the vending mechanism. 3; The combination in a vending machine,

5 of a vending mechanism and a coin controlled mechanism for releasin the vending mechanism, the latter mechanlsm including;

as my own, I have hereto ailixed my signaa coin chute, a wheel connected to the vending mechanism and having a plurality of 1 coin receptacles in the periphery thereof, said wheel having a portion of its periphery rojected within the coin chute, a pivoted ocking bar having its free end disposed to 1 engage the wheel to lock the same, andmeans carried by saidbar and projecting 15 into the coin chute, whereby when engaged by a coin, the locking bar is released and the coin is delivered in one of the receptacles of the wheel to assist in the rotation thereof and the actuation of the vending mechanism. 20

In testimony that I claim the foregoing ture in the presence of two witnesses. a HENRY D. DESH'LER.

Witnesses:

SnLmA Wnmonfi, T I. E. SIMPSON. 

